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鄒采軒 0414- Posted 10 years ago
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Have been dead already?
We can say "He has been dead for two years." What about "He has been dead already"?
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0414- He has been dead already Not possible in our world. Maybe it could work in science fiction if people can go from life to death to life to death to life, etc. — I'll bet he doesn't know how it feels to be dead.
- 0414- He has been dead already Not possible in our world.
- Maybe it could work in science fiction if people can go from life to death to life to death to life, etc.
- — I'll bet he doesn't know how it feels to be dead.
- — Oh, yes, he does.
- He has been dead already — five times!
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??? 0414-He has been dead alreadyNot possible in our world. Maybe it could work in science fiction if people can go from life to death to life to death to life, etc.
— I'll bet he doesn't know how it feels to be dead.
— Oh, yes, he does. He has been dead already — five times!
But as I said, it's not possible in our world.
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??? 0414-We can say "He has been dead for two years."Yes, that's right.
??? 0414-What about "He has been dead already"?No, that doesn't work.
You need a past participle, not an adjective, in that passive sentence.
e.g.,
He's been told/vaccinated/checked/fed already.
Also, consider saying, "He's al
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